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Family: Flacourtiaceae
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Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales
There are 89 genera and about 1250 species worldwide
(mainly tropics and subtropics), of which 13 genera and 25 species occur in
southern Africa.
Genera indigenous to southern Africa
Aphloia
About six species (Africa, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands)
of which one, Aphloia theiformis, occurs in southern Africa. |
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Casearia
About 160 species (cosmopolitan in the tropics), of which
one, Casearia gladiiformis, occurs in southern Africa (coastal forest
of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape). |
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Dovyalis
About 20 species (Africa to Sri Lanka to New Guinea), of
which six occur in southern Africa. |
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Flacourtia
About 15 species (SE Asia, Malaysia, Polynesia,
Madagascar, Africa), of which one, Flacourtia indica, occurs in
southern Africa. |
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Gerrardina
The two species are native to Africa and both occur in
southern Africa. |
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Homalium
About 180 species worldwide (tropics and subtropics), of
which three occur in southern Africa. |
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Kiggelaria
One species:
Kiggelaria africana (Wild peach) |
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Oncoba
Four species (tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula), of
which one, Oncoba spinosa, occurs in southern Africa. |
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Pseudoscolopia
One species: Pseudoscolopia polyantha, endemic to
southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape). |
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Rawsonia
Two species (Africa), of which one, Rawsonia lucida,
occurs in southern Africa. |
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Scolopia
About 37 species (Africa, Madagascar, Comores, Mascarenes,
Malaysia and Australia) of which five are native to southern Africa. |
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Trimeria
Two of the five species are native to southern Africa. |
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Xylotheca About 10 species (Africa, Madagascar) of which one,
Xylotheca kraussiana, occurs in southern Africa. |
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